By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: PHMSA 11-13 WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced grants totaling $20.1 million to states, territories and Native American tribes for planning and training to improve the nation’s response to hazardous materials transportation incidents. “Hazardous materials are transported ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 48-13 NEWS DIGEST FMCSA Proposes to Eliminate Outdated Reporting Requirement. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has proposed a new rule that would eliminate a quarterly financial data reporting requirement for some interstate motor ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 72-13 News Digest U.S. Department of Transportation Extends Safety Pilot Model Deployment for Six Months. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration will extend testing of Connected Vehicle technology at the site of the Safety Pilot Model Deployment ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined JetBlue Airways $50,000 for violating federal aviation laws and the Department’s rules prohibiting deceptive price advertising in air travel.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Freight Shipments Rose 1.2% in January from December
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Pennsylvania’s Keystone Rail Corridor Receives $40 Million from USDOT.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: PHMSA Proposes Streamlining Fireworks Approval Process. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to its fireworks approval process intended to reduce regulatory burdens without sacrificing safety standards. Proposed revisions ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT Selects Jackson, Miss. for Nonstop Service to Reagan Washington National Airport. Jackson, Miss. will continue to receive a daily nonstop flight to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport by US Airways under a decision by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Delta Air Lines ceased its Washington-Jackson ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 31-13 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared South Carolina-licensed truck driver Arnold Bradford Williams to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA’s Fit, Willing and Able Regulatory Policy Raises the Safety Bar For Truck and Bus Companies Seeking Operating Authority. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Fit, Willing and Able policy guidance raises the safety bar for commercial trucks and buses by providing the specific criteria ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Obama Administration on Idle Earmark Projects: Use It or Lose It “We Can’t Wait” Action Helps States Put People to Work, Improve Infrastructure
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: BTS Releases June North American Freight Numbers
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that 46 innovative transit projects chosen for their capacity to help cut the nation’s dependence on oil and create a marketplace for 21st century ‘green’ jobs will share $112 million in funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: “This is a good, bipartisan bill that will create jobs, strengthen our transportation system and grow our economy,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “It builds on our aggressive safety efforts, including our fight against distracted driving and our push to improve transit and motor carrier ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The United States and St. Christopher and Nevis today signed an Open-Skies aviation agreement that will liberalize air services for the carriers of both countries.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 56-13 U.S. Department of Transportation Declares Michigan Long-Haul Truck Driver to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Michigan-licensed truck driver Tracy A. Ferrell to be ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 29-13 News Digest Fung Wah Bus Transportation, Inc., Ordered to Cease All Operations. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has found Fung Wah Bus Transportation, Inc., of Boston, Mass., to be an imminent hazard to public ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Officials Meet with External Safety Advisory Committee to Chart a New Course for Oversight of Public Transit Safety under MAP-21
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: 2012 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 6.2 Percent from 2011
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), in its ongoing effort to ensure equal access to air transportation for all travelers, is requiring airline websites and automated airport kiosks to be accessible to passengers with ...
